Payerne | |
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 The towers of the Abbey and the Reformed church above Payerne | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Payerne  | |
  Payerne  Payerne | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′N 6°56′E / 46.817°N 6.933°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Broye-Vully |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Michel Roulin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,943 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Les Payernois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1530 |
| SFOS number | 5822 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Localities | Corges, Etrabloz, Vers-chez-Perrin, Vers-chez-Savary |
| Surrounded by | Bussy (FR), Corcelles-près-Payerne, Cugy (FR), Fétigny (FR), Grandcour, Montagny (FR), Morens (FR), Rueyres-les-Prés (FR), Torny (FR), Trey |
| Twin towns | Paray-le-Monial (France) |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Payerne (French: [pajɛʁn]; Arpitan: Payèrna) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name Peterlingen for the town is out of use.
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.